Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, May 1, 2020, 9:35 PM AKDT (05:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 53 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-02 05:35:51 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.332° N, 147.374° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.047 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.819 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.649 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.158 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.859 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.157 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.820 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.534 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.717 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.542 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.832 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.353 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.112 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.76 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.436 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.219 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.814 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.633 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.630 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.247 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.819 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.734 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.446 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.542 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.13 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2310 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.542 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.019 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.920 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.328 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.142 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, AK · 2305 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.548 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.839 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2345 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.520 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.540 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 19
  5. 1.620 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.531 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.840 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.334 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.822 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.544 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.919 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.723 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away

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